Unheard Pink Floyd songs to be released

[ytsejam]

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment...loyd-songs-to-be-released-20110511-1ehvb.html

Unreleased material by rock legends Pink Floyd is to see the light of day as part of a huge reissue campaign this year, as a result of the band settling its lengthy legal row with EMI.



The hoard of unheard recordings includes a version of classic track Wish You Were Here featuring jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli.



The reissues begin in September and feature expanded versions of the original albums on CD with DVDs and digital formats, which had originally proved a sticking point with the band.

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The resolved legal row partly hinged on the band members' unease about their back catalogue being exploited digitally, with tracks being released individually rather than as part of an album. However they finally came to an agreement last year.



All 14 of the group's studio albums, from 1967's The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn to 1994's The Division Bell will be released on September 26, as well as a box set.

 

[bubbleheadchief]

For me personally, this is awesome news. Floyd is one of, if not my favorite band of all time, with many good memories tied to just about every one of their songs. This is somehting I can not wait to add to my collection.

 

[MassHavoc]

THIS IS FUCKING AWESOME. Let's just put it this way, my main Pandora channel is called Pink Floyd...



I LOVE that the sticking point (if I'm reading it correctly) is that they didn't want their shit chopped up into individual songs and sold. They wanted to keep it together int he album as so much of their music is reliant on the other parts of the album. (Yes I get that the irony is I listen to them on Pandora, but I own them all the albums individually so suck it.)



I will buy this, all. And hopefully my new phone will have a way to make sure I can listen to it in constant stream through it.

 

[LordKOTL]

Schweet!

 

[bubbleheadchief]

THIS IS FUCKING AWESOME. Let's just put it this way, my main Pandora channel is called Pink Floyd...



I LOVE that the sticking point (if I'm reading it correctly) is that they didn't want their shit chopped up into individual songs and sold. They wanted to keep it together int he album as so much of their music is reliant on the other parts of the album. (Yes I get that the irony is I listen to them on Pandora, but I own them all the albums individually so suck it.)



I will buy this, all. And hopefully my new phone will have a way to make sure I can listen to it in constant stream through it.

If I remember correctly with all of this, it was (#1) they didn't want each individual album chopped up, (#2) they did not anyone else but them to do any re-editing of any of their stuff, as they knew what the concept to each album was and how it should sound, and (#3) the whole mess with Roger leaving the band.



Like I said, this is the first music news in a long time that has me stoked.